Morgan State University's Institute for Urban Research interviewed more than 600 Baltimore City residents from September 2018 to June of 2019 to gauge how they view the Baltimore Police Department.|| Read the full survey here ||The survey looked at things like trust in the Police Department, fair and equitable policing, misconduct and discipline and respect, to name a few.The survey found more than 60% of participants say they are dissatisfied with the department, but 58% percent said they feel the city is at least somewhat safe.The survey is consistent with the Baltimore Police Department's consent decree. It was shared with their monitoring team with the goal of enhancing police and community relationships.Principal investigator Dr. Natasha Pratt-Harris said the data gives them rich insight."You may read in a report some negative experiences regarding a person being physically assaulted, negative language used on the part of the law enforcement professional, but you also had moments where a person described very positive experiences, and one of the highlights in the report was the goal for the participants to improve community-police relations, in particular, wanting to improve engagement," Pratt-Harris said.Morgan State University said it will share the data with policy makers and stakeholders.The Baltimore Police Department released the following statement:"The Community Survey Report demonstrates the importance of building better relationships with our community, and this is exactly what we are working towards every day. The Department recently finalized its first-ever Community Policing Plan, based on community feedback, to align our operations with community expectations for policing in Baltimore. Through implementing this plan, we will improve police-community relations along with our ability to reduce crime through community collaboration."​